Bay of Biscay

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bay body of water gulf

The Bay of Biscay is a large gulf of the northeast Atlantic Ocean off the coasts of western France and northern Spain, known for its rough seas and rich marine life.

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All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
Bay of Biscay canonical 108
Cantabrian Sea 16
Bay of Biscay basin 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bay ⓘ
body of water ⓘ
gulf ⓘ
area approximately 223000 square kilometres ⓘ
averageDepth approximately 1744 metres ⓘ
bordersRegion Asturias ⓘ
Basque Country ⓘ
Brittany ⓘ
Cantabria ⓘ
Galicia ⓘ
Nouvelle-Aquitaine ⓘ
Pays de la Loire ⓘ
climateInfluenceOn northern Spain ⓘ
Western France ⓘ
surface form: western France
containsSeaArea Bay of Biscay self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Cantabrian Sea
countryBorder France ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
hasCoastlineOn France ⓘ
Spain ⓘ
hasMarineEcosystem dolphins ⓘ
pelagic fish ⓘ
seabirds ⓘ
whales ⓘ
hasPort Bilbao ⓘ
Bordeaux ⓘ
Gijón ⓘ
La Rochelle ⓘ
Nantes ⓘ
Santander ⓘ
knownFor frequent storms ⓘ
high waves ⓘ
rich marine life ⓘ
rough seas ⓘ
strong winds ⓘ
locatedIn Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
locatedOffCoastOf northern Spain ⓘ
Western France ⓘ
surface form: western France
locatedOn European continental shelf ⓘ
maximumDepth approximately 4735 metres ⓘ
oceanographicFeature large swells ⓘ
strong winter storms ⓘ
upwelling zones ⓘ
opensTo Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
partOf Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
surface form: North Atlantic Ocean

eastern Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
surface form: northeast Atlantic Ocean
usedFor commercial fishing ⓘ
marine research ⓘ
shipping ⓘ

Referenced by (130)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Iberian Peninsula → borderedBy → Bay of Biscay ⓘ
Spanish Navy → operatesIn → Bay of Biscay ⓘ
Pyrenees → westernTerminusNear → Bay of Biscay ⓘ
Loire → mouthLocatedIn → Bay of Biscay ⓘ
European continental shelf → locatedIn → Bay of Biscay ⓘ
Operation Berlin → location → Bay of Biscay ⓘ
Celtic Sea → adjacentTo → Bay of Biscay ⓘ
RAF Coastal Command → theatreOfOperations → Bay of Biscay ⓘ
Basque Country → locatedOn → Bay of Biscay ⓘ
Galicia → bordersBodyOfWater → Bay of Biscay ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cantabrian Sea
Cantabrian Mountains → runsParallelTo → Bay of Biscay ⓘ
Nouvelle-Aquitaine → hasCoastlineOn → Bay of Biscay ⓘ
Nouvelle-Aquitaine → borders → Bay of Biscay ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cantabria Sea (via Bay of Biscay)
Leslie Howard → placeOfDeath → Bay of Biscay ⓘ
Aquitaine Basin → extendsUnder → Bay of Biscay ⓘ
Bay of Biscay → containsSeaArea → Bay of Biscay self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cantabrian Sea
Gironde estuary → emptiesInto → Bay of Biscay ⓘ
Lordship of Biscay → region → Bay of Biscay ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bay of Biscay coast
Lordship of Biscay → borderedBy → Bay of Biscay ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cantabrian Sea
Quiberon Bay → partOf → Bay of Biscay ⓘ
Saint-Nazaire → locatedOnCoastOf → Bay of Biscay ⓘ
La Rochelle → locatedOn → Bay of Biscay ⓘ
northern Spain → borders → Bay of Biscay ⓘ
subject surface form: Northern Spain
northern Spain → borders → Bay of Biscay ⓘ
subject surface form: Northern Spain
this entity surface form: Cantabrian Sea
Port-Joinville → nearbyWaterBody → Bay of Biscay ⓘ
Loire estuary → opensInto → Bay of Biscay ⓘ
Southwestern Europe → borderedBy → Bay of Biscay ⓘ
Duke of Gascony → hasCoastalRegion → Bay of Biscay ⓘ
Western France → hasNotableLandform → Bay of Biscay ⓘ
La Baule, Loire-Inférieure, France → locatedOn → Bay of Biscay ⓘ
Urdaibai Biosphere Reserve → locatedOn → Bay of Biscay ⓘ
Rentería → hasProximityTo → Bay of Biscay ⓘ
European seas → partOf → Bay of Biscay ⓘ
Loire-Atlantique department → coastlineFeature → Bay of Biscay ⓘ
subject surface form: Loire-Atlantique
Getaria → locatedOnBodyOfWater → Bay of Biscay ⓘ
Pyrénées-Atlantiques → hasCoastlineOn → Bay of Biscay ⓘ
Heinrich von Lehmann-Willenbrock → areaOfOperations → Bay of Biscay ⓘ
Corunna → locatedOn → Bay of Biscay ⓘ
Donostia-San Sebastián → coastalCityOn → Bay of Biscay ⓘ
Bilbao Airport → locatedNear → Bay of Biscay ⓘ
Morbihan → hasCoastlineOn → Bay of Biscay ⓘ
Lorient → locatedOn → Bay of Biscay ⓘ
Battle of La Rochelle → location → Bay of Biscay ⓘ
Finistère → hasCoastlineOn → Bay of Biscay ⓘ
Bay of Biscay anti-submarine campaign → location → Bay of Biscay ⓘ
Northern Basque Country → borders → Bay of Biscay ⓘ
Northern Basque Country → coastlineOn → Bay of Biscay ⓘ
Biscay → borders → Bay of Biscay ⓘ
Biscay → hasCoastOn → Bay of Biscay ⓘ
Nervión River → mouth → Bay of Biscay ⓘ